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Development | |
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Designer | Finot-Conq |
Builder(s) | Neville Hutton Boat Builder, Carrington Boats Ltd |
Hull appendages | |
Ballast | Canting Keel |
Rudder(s) | Twin Rudders |
Racing | |
Class association | IMOCA 60 |
The IMOCA 60 Class yacht Hugo Boss 2 was designed by Group Finot and launched in the 2007 after being built by Jason Carrington/Neville Hutton in Lymington, England. [1]
Hugo Boss 2 (2007-2009)
Energa (2012-2013)
La Compagnie du Lit – Boulogne Billancourt (2016-2017)
Time For Oceans (2018-2021)
Gentoo Sailing Team (since 2022) [2]
Pos | Year | Race | Class | Boat Name | Skipper | Notes | Ref |
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Round the World Races | |||||||
18 / 33 | 2020 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Time For Oceans, FRA 92 | Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) | 95d 08h 16m | [3] |
DNF | 2016 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Compagnie du Lit – Boulogne Billancourt, FRA 92 | Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) | [4] | |
DNF | 2012 | 2012–2013 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Energa, POL 53 | Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) | [5] | |
DNF | 2008 | 2008–2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Hugo Boss 2 | Alex Thomson (GBR) | ||
2 / 9 | 2007 | Barcelona World Race | IMOCA 60 | Hugo Boss 2 | Alex Thomson (GBR) Andrew Cape (AUS) | 94d 17h 34m | |
Transatlantic Races | |||||||
14 / 38 | 2022 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Gentoo Sailing Team, GBR 88 | James Harayda (GBR) | 13d 12h 13m | |
15 / 22 | 2021 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Time For Oceans, FRA 92 | Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) Didac Costa (FRA) | ||
20 / 29 | 2019 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Time For Oceans, FRA 92 | Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) François Guiffant (FRA) | ||
8 / 20 | 2018 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Time For Oceans, FRA 92 | Stéphane Le Diraison (FRA) | 15d 02h 30m | |
7 / 10 | 2013 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Energa, POL 53 | Zbigniew Gutkowski (POL) Maciej Marczewski (POL) | 20d 10h 47m | |
DNF | 2011 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Hugo Boss 2 | Alex Thomson (GBR) Ross Daniel (GBR) | ||
Other Races | |||||||
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